Head for barrels and the like.



Patented June 4, 1918.

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, A. J. HODGE & H. B. RUGGLES.

HEAD FOR BARRELS AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. lo. I915.

Patented June 4,1918.

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ter formed of opposed substantially conbarrel 'or other receptacle withinwhich the as i first destroying the seal.

40 I extent, and'inlwhich' the upper or outer part To'all whom it may concern:

. TED STATES" PATENT ARTHUR- iT. HODGE AND HENRY B. RUGGLES, OF.PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR TO- AMERICAN PRODUCTSCOMPANY, 0F STQLOUIS, MISSOURL.

, HEAD ron BA RRELs AND ra n LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

. mated June a, 1918.

Application filed April 10, 1915. Serial No. 20,453.. Y

. Be it known that we, AR'rHUR and HENRY B. RUGGLES, citizens of the United States of America,'res1ding at Pasadena, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Heads for Barrels and the like, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has relationto certain new and USBfUl IIIIPIOVBIIIBIItS 1n heads for barrels and the like, and has for its primary object the provision of a form of removable head which may be readily placed in position and secured against movement.

'The invention has for another object, the provision of a removable head of this character which may be readily secured in position'in a barrel or the like of conventional form and. expanded and looked in position in such manner as to make it impossible form thatjthe opposed and principal parts for unauthorized parties to remove the head without'being detected.

' The invention has for still another ob ject the provision of ahead of this characcavo conv'ex members, means for connecting and drawing together the centers of, said members to force outwardly and tighten the edges of the same against the interior of the head! is positioned, and finally sealing means for covering and protecting the last mentioned means and thereby making it impos sible to loosen or remove the head without The invention has for a'further object, the provision of a two-part heador cover of the above stated character'which will be strong and durable" as well as flexible to a certain of the head or'cover will be corrugated radially to permit of ready expansion and outs war'dj'movement of the outer or circular edge ofsaid-part as the center of said part is or inner part of said heador cover.

5 The invention has for a still further ob ject' the provision of a heador cover of the character 'describedwhicli will be of'such thereof'inay be readily formed of pulp or of any suitable and well known material and in which'the seal or sealing member of the cover or 'headwill be of such form that'the J. Home tightening member of the head or cover will extend through the centerof said seal or sealing member and the'arms of the latter may be readily folded over one another above the: head of the tightening member and a rivet carried by one of said arms and extending through the registering aperture of the remaining arm may then be admin istered a blow sufficient to flatten the end of the same and thereby lock together the arms of the seal or sealing member and prevent interference with'the tightening member of the head'or cover.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction and combination of parts as will be hereinafter more in detail described, and the asserted novelty specifically pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings which clearly and fully illustrate the invention:-

Figure l is a top plan view of the improved'head resting loosely in the end of a barrel;

Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section through the same on the plane of line 22 of'which is placed our newjand improved head or'colver it being'understood that the shoulder d cxtendsinto the 'barrel toward the center of the'same slightly farther than the uppershoulder or wall 4 of the croze 2,

thereby making'it possible to readily place our formof head orcover upon said shoulder 3 with the ci'rcilla'r edges or'outer edges of the inner part 5 and outer part 6 of said head or cover directed toward the croze 2 and between the shoulders 3 and 4:. Y

" While the croze" 2 is shown in the pres ent instance as beingproduced by slightly de creasingthe interior diameter ofvthe barrel 1 immediately above and below the croze minor details of the construction which fall within the scope of the appended claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention or sacrificing any of the advantages of the same.

What is claimed is l. A removable receptacle closing head of convexo-convex form and composed of a pair of disks capable of being sprung inwardly and having their edges engaged and their central portions spaced apart, and means for drawing together the central portions of said disks to forceoutwardly the edges of the same and make a tight-closing joint therewith.

2. A receptacle closing head of convexoconvex form and composed of a pair of disks having their central portions spaced apart, a receiving member carried by one of said disks, the remaining disk being corrugated radially and capable of being sprung toward the other disk, and a tightening member carried by the last mentioned disk and telescoping with said receiving member to draw the last mentioned disk toward the first mentioned disk and spread the outer edge of said last mentioned disk to form a tight closure.

3. A head composed of a pair of disks having their edges engaged and their central portions separated, a receiving member carried by one of said disks, a tightening member carried by the remaining disk and engaged with said receiving member to draw the central portions of said disks toward one another and spreading the outer edge of said remaining disk, and means carried by the last mentioned disk for covering the end of said tightening member to prevent access to the same.

4. The combination with a receptacle haw ing a croze formed therein with upper and lower shoulders; of a two-part hollow head positioned in said croze and resting upon said lower shoulder, means for connecting the central portions of the two parts of said head and drawing the same together to force outwardly the peripheral edges of said parts and move the same into binding engagement with the wall of the croze between said upper and lower shoulders, and a protectin and sealing means to prevent engagement 0 a tool with the first mentioned means to loosen and remove the head.

5. The combination with a receptacle having a croze formed therein, of a sectional hollow head loosely positioned in said croze, a tightening member for drawing together the sections of said head and forcing the outer edges of said sections into binding engagement with the wall of said croze to prevent movement or withdrawal of said head, a sealing plate carried by said head, said tightening member being extended through said plate, the ends of said plate being adapted to be folded over one another above the head of said tightening member, and a sealing rivet carried by one end of said plate and adapted to be secured through the remaining end of said plate to secure said ends in folded position.

6. The combination with a receptacle having a croze formed therein; of a head removably engaged in said croze, said head being hollow and having its upper half corrugated radially, tightening means for drawing the upper half of said head toward the lower half thereof and forcing the outer edge of the head into binding engagement with the wall of the croze, means for limiting movement of the upper half of said head toward the lower half thereof, and means for sealing the head in expanded position within said croze.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

ARTHUR J. HODGE. HENRY B. RUGGLES'. Witnesses:

R. H. PINNEY, EDITH O. SAL msT.

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